Foreign States Immunities Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 249

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Foreign States Immunities Act 1985.

Dated 29 September 2009

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

ROBERT McCLELLAND

Attorney-General

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Foreign States Immunities Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3 Amendment of Foreign States Immunities Regulations 1987

  Schedule 1 amends the Foreign States Immunities Regulations 1987.

Schedule 1 Amendment

(regulation 3)

[1] After regulation 2

insert

2A Emergency prevention and management — bushfires

  Section 13 of the Act does not apply to acts or omissions of the United States of America (or a separate entity of the United States of America) if those acts or omissions are carried out:

 (a) in the course of providing facilities or assistance to the Government of Australia, or the Government of an Australian State or Territory; and

 (b) for the purpose of preparing for, preventing or managing bushfires in Australia.

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.